[ What, Dante doesn't want a personalized critique of his technique from a spectral serpent? Wow! Joku has no qualms being cruel or humiliating towards those he does not like, but it's mostly to his benefit when Majima is happy. His energy is better sustained, the vessel warmer and cozier. A warm snake is a happy snake. Food and booze don't hurt, though.

He sways his head curiously towards the offering. He normally makes Majima do all the work, all the drinking and all the eating, but who is he to refuse. He opens his mouth and just swallows the whole thing, cup and all. He's not a physical thing, it's not a physical act. The cup just disappears. But it definitely awards snake points. This Dante guy is pretty ok. ]

Bottoms up.

[ This is a new trick to Majima, but it's also the first time anyone has tried offering directly to the yokai like that. He supposes that the demons need some way to accept their offerings, huh. A puff of air out of his nose, suppressed laughter.

But then his good eye flicks back to Dante with a soft expression. ]

We been together since Hakagemachi. Be dead a couple times over without each other.

[ It wasn't exactly a secret. They don't talk as though they're together, but they're together, often. The body language and soft touches and quick kisses give them away to anyone who spends a little time watching. Biggest open secret in Jigoku-cho. A small pause. ]

Gonna ask Toraguma about marryin' her, if I make captain.

[ She's Sutoku, they could do it in secret, but it would be better not to try to play that game. ]